heightened colour vs. ‘accurate’ colour The same question of heightened colour vs. ‘accurate’ colour (what ever that means) applies to photography. Just as it does in painting.. How much do you ‘bump’ the saturation up? The loss is a smooth gradient, of how one colour runs into another. We live in colour sataurated world &…
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Sunlight on a Sloe Bush on the Causse in Spring Time
Sunlight on a Sloe Bush on the Causse in Spring Time Not much changing in PS in this B&W reference photo. Thought I’d share it with you as most of you won’t know the Causses of SW France in springtime. Delocalising effect of internet. The sunlight is now bright but not as bright as in…
Cliffs at St.Avit Senieur, Dordogne
‘Cliffs at St.Avit de Senieur, Dordogne‘ Medium Size Oil on Canvas 36 x 48cm (approx 18 x 15 inches). © adam cope Not long now untill the cliffs become dressed with a green canopy veil. ‘Sous le Ruth 1’ (dans le Vézère) Watercolour A3 © adam cope
Ébauche or Lay-ins in Plein-Air ‘Alla Prima’ Oil Painting – Paul Cézanne
Ébauche or Lay-ins in Plein-Air ‘Alla Prima’ Oil Painting Work in Progress (WIP) – lay in stage one Large size Oil on Canvas 81 x 65 cm (approx 32 x 26 inches) © The Artist. Work in Progress (WIP) – lay in stage two Large size Oil on Canvas 81 x 65 cm (approx 32…
paleolithic cave art web page update
Three Page update to artists-atelier.com website:Prehistoric Cave Art – A Personal Response of a Contemporary Artist It’s siphoned off several entries in this blog. I gue”ss this blog is a kind of sketchbook for working out rough drafts & quickly getting ideas & text down in the work-a-day rhythm. I adapt well to the ‘chunking’…
Karst Landscape at the End of Winter
‘Karst Landscape’ unfinished state Large Oil on Canvas 81 x 65 cm (approx 32 x 26 inches) © The Artist.Detail Karst topography is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst ‘Les Anglais, Brenques’ (Célé Vallée, Lot) 1996 Ink, papier Moulin…
Good Friend
‘Berty’graphiteA5 sketchbook© The Artist. My mum’s Jack Russell is not well. Might not make it. He is a great friend. These animal friends in our lives. Please note, this skeych is from before his illness.
On the Hoof 4
‘On the Hoof 4’ conté A3 © The Artist.
Drawing of a Calf Suckling
‘On the Hoof 3’ conté pastel on paperabout the size of my hand© The Artist. Spring time here in the Dordogne. The veal calves are in the field. In a few weeks time, they’ll be gambolling & careering about. I can’t believe I’ve got the relative sizes of mother & off-spring right……comme même!
Drawing of a Bull’s Head in Profile
‘On the Hoof 2’ conté pastel on paper about the size of my hand © The Artist. Drawing of a Bull’s Head in Profile The name of this bull was ‘Pom Pom’ I’ve not drawn cows before. I found it strange how my hand didn’t know where to start & how to go about it.…